Essex Alliance League

Senior Division

Wednesday 7th September 2022

Kick Off 19.45 Actual 20.08

Kit Out London 3 Rapid Chingford 1, att. 22

45’ + 3, 1-0

51’ 1-1

62’ 2-1 (pen)

68’ 3-1

@ Noak Hill Sports Complex, 3G Pitch

Noak Hill Road

Harold Hill

Romford

RM3 7YA

No Admission or Programme.

This never had a chance of kicking off at the advertised kick off time, as there was a youth team training on the pitch until 8 o’clock, so it finally got underway 23 minutes late. It is a standard caged pitch, with spectator access along three quarters of one side, with viewing not helped by the fact that three of the eight floodlights were not working, which is pretty poor at this level.

The game itself was pretty average, not helped by an injury in the first five minutes to the visitors ’keeper, which resulted in a short delay whilst he was treated, before being replaced. The deadlock was broken by the hosts three minutes into stoppage time at the end of the half, when a break down the right beat the offside trap, followed by a finish across the ’keeper into the far corner.

Six minutes into the second half it was 1-1, when a long ball over the top was finished coolly by the striker as he raced clear. Just after the hour mark the hosts went back in front from the penalty spot, then wrapped the game up six minutes later, again finishing one on one after being played through on goal.